Travel
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How to ensure your vacation photos collect memories, not dustAug 11, 2015 11:00 pm - Did you ever wonder how many pictures you could show of a bank in downtown Des Moines before your audience falls asleep? Fifteen if you're my cousin Bob. If there was a...
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Oh, the annoying things airline passengers doAug 11, 2015 11:00 pm - Last week on a flight to San Francisco, I watched a man wrap his jacket around his head and fasten it with his headset. It wasn't a fashion statement. It was his way of ...
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Travel show host from Naperville embraces 'Epic Attractions'Aug 11, 2015 5:30 am - Chris Perry rides the world's fastest roller coasters, flies down the scariest water slides and jumps into all sorts of other adrenaline-fueled adventures as host of...
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Constable: Gross gum wall an attraction any suburb could set up for freeAug 11, 2015 5:00 am - The last time my wife and I spent a week's vacation in Seattle two decades ago, we had a great time, with wonderful hikes, fantastic meals, interesting music and a surpr...
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Book your Christmas flight nowAug 09, 2015 7:31 am - It's odd to think about the holidays when it feels like 100 degrees outside, but waiting until the temperatures drop to start making plans can cost you. August may be th...
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It's time for the Uberization of airlinesAug 08, 2015 7:31 am - Airbnb changed the hotel industry. Uber changed ground transportation. So why can't the same change happen for air travel? Airlines are ready for disruption. With only f...
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Midwest travel: Good eats at Navy Pier's Great American Lobster FestAug 08, 2015 7:00 am - Chicago Rock lobster The largest lobster festival in the Midwest, the Great American Lobster Fest, crawls all over Navy Pier for the second year in a row. Enjo...
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Rescued from closure, Hungary's Pinball Museum boasts 130 machinesAug 08, 2015 1:00 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary - Nearly tilted out of existence by the tax authorities, Hungary's Pinball Museum was relaunched this week after a court ruling saved it from permanent...
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Exploring Prague, Europe's free and easy capitalAug 07, 2015 6:00 am - You gotta love a city where beer is cheaper than water. Sitting at an outdoor cafe on one of Prague's most popular public squares, my husband and I expected to pay top d...
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Midwest travel: Fly high at Chicago Botanic kite festAug 01, 2015 6:30 am - Chicago Noize in the ‘hood This flashback weekend of fun features six blocks of incredible global cuisine, continuous entertainment, Antique and Classic Car an...